Dr. Beth Chippendale Katona

Beth Katona is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) and a Licensed Clinical Addiction Counselor (LCAC) who has extensive experience with group, couples, and individual counseling, Beth specializes in many areas such as anxiety/depression, family and relationship issues, grief, dual diagnosis, trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and substance abuse. She has 15 years of experience in the mental health field and her diverse professional background includes business management and extensive experience working with children and families in the foster care system. Beth completed her undergraduate studies at Rutgers University and her Master of Science (MS) in Counseling Psychology at Avila University. She is trauma-informed, sensitive to cultural differences, and an ally to the LGBTQ+ community. Humor, sincerity, and laughter are mandatory for Beth, and it is important to her that she is genuine in all her interactions. She has a unique gift to quickly understand and …validate a person’s feelings and perspective. Beth feels that the greatest compliment is when a client expresses, “You get me like no one else has”. While all clients bring satisfaction, Beth has a special affinity for addiction-related issues, and for helping adolescents navigate the maze of their teenage lives. She enjoys helping clients create better relationships with all family members. Beth believes that building rapport and trust are necessary for any therapeutic relationship, and she feels honored to do this while working with any client. She focuses on the client’s strengths to facilitate positive changes both in their life and belief systems. Beth’s favorite saying is, “Your journey is unfolding exactly as it should be”. She believes that every client’s journey is unique and she knows that everyone has individual goals and reasons for seeking counseling. She prides herself on being able to treat clients using a unique set of treatment modalities that work best for them. Some of Beth’s favorite modalities include cognitive behavioral, psychodynamic, and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), as well as an eclectic combination of other approaches.